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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. ALDEN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

CIGAR-TIP CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,896, datedSeptember 8, 1885.

Application filed June 10, 1885. (No model.)

1' 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. ALDEN, of the city of Rochester, in thecounty of Monroe and State of New York,- have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Cigar- Tip Gutters; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aface view of the device in the closed position and in condition forcarrying in the pocket. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device in theopen position and in condition for cutting off the tip of a cigar. Fig.3 is an edge view looking down on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is My inventionconsists of two disks, of circular form, pivoted togetherone providedwith a central hole in which the tip of the cigar is placed to be cut,the other provided with a cutter which sweeps over the hole to do thecutting-and the main disk'also provided with a lug punched out from itsbody, which serves as a stop to the cutter-disk in moving in eitherdirection, as hereinafter; described.

In the drawings, A B are the disks pivoted together at a, near one edge,so that one disk shall sweep over-the other as it is turned. The maindisk A is provided with a central hole, b, of suflicient size to allowthe tip of the cigar to be inserted the proper depth, and onone side,near the pivot a, it is provided with a lug, c, which is punched out ofthe body of the disk and acts as a stop to the other disk in turning itin either direction, as will be presently explained.

The disk B has one side out off making it into a segment with a squareedge, and in this square edge is made a beveled knife or cutter, d, byswaging, grinding, filing, or otherwise, said knife resting in line withthe hole in the other disk and sweeping over it when the disks areclosed together. i The edge of the cutter-disk is rounded around thepivot, and the upper portion above the pivot is cut at a square backwardbevel, as shown at f.

The lug 0 stands vertically, and is in such position that when thecutter-disk is closed the square front side strikes the lug, as shown inFig. 1, and when it is opened the square bevel f strikes it, as shown inFig. 2. The lug thus acts as a stop to the cutter-disk in moving ineither direction, and the sweep of the cutter-disk is just such as tocover and uncover the hole properly to do the cutting.

By this means great simplicity and cheapness are attained, and the lugdoes not project outward beyond the cutter-disk, and thus the thicknessof the whole device is onlythe thicknessof the'two disks.

The lug is truck up with a square shoulder next to the edge of thecutterdisk to prevent any wedging or spreading action, and to furnishasolid stop to the cut-terdisk.

The device above described is in simple and convenient form for pocketuse, as it is only of about the size and thickness of, a silverhalfdollar.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Pati A device for cutting cigar'tips, consisting of the twodisks A B, pivoted together at one edge, the disk A being provided witha central hole to admit the eigar'tip, and with a lug, c, struck outfrom its body near the pivot, the disk B being squared on one side,having a cutter, d, which sweeps over the hole, and provided above thepivot with a backward bevel, f, whereby the cutter-disk is stopped ineither direction at the end of its sweep by striking the lug, as setforth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

I O. S. 'ALDEN.

Witnesses:

R. F. Oseoon, M. E. FURLONG.

